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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Disclosure:The author of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. I was provided with the products mentioned in exchange of my honest opinion which may differ from yours.

It is so nice that there are so many gluten-free products available nowadays in the market. This is advantageous for those who has celiac disease or has gluten allergies. Gluten free products is a great alternative for those who is struggling with inflammatory diseases. For us who doesn't have those mentioned issues, it is healthy to incorporate gluten free products in our diet.

I am very excited to have given the opportunity to work with Boulder Brands. They have the largest natural consumer packaged food companies in the United States such as Smart Balance, Earth Balance, Udis, eVol, Level Life, and Glutino. I have worked with evol before and liked their products as well. Now I got the chance to try Glutino products. They sent me three different flavors of pretzel chips, a pack of cookies, bread mix, and all purpose flour.

My husband and son both love sweets, they have sweet tooth so the cookies is their first choice. The cookies looks dry but you'll be surprised of how it tasts like and it is not dry at all.

This pretzel chips has become their official snack when reading their books. I am thinking of making some Easter treat with this (if there would be left over lol).

Having this sandwich mix will give me a reason to dig out my bread machine and make it. I will be preparing this when my children get off from school for Easter break this weekend.

The little pastry chef jumped on it and wanted to try the gluten free all-purpose flour and baked one of our favorite dessert, a Hoho cake. I will ,be posting the process in another post but for now, I will let this photos talk.

Here is the finished product our 9 year old who love to bake. I was surprised that it tasted just like a regular Hoho cake. I was anticipating that it would taste different because she used a different flour but it was very good!

We also made some cross hot buns during the Easter celebration.

Boulder Brands really hit the park in providing these healthy options of products. If gluten free product is what you are looking for, check out Boulder Brands, it's their expertise!

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Whenever I cook chicken, I always boil it first because I save the broth for cooking something else. With chicken wings, it makes it so soft that it makes the meat fall off the bones and my family love it that way. I seldom fry nowadays so after boiling the wings I made this sauce.

Ingredients for the sauce:

1/2 cup of ranch

1 tbsp of sriracha

1/2 cup of Baby Ray's BBQ sauce.

1 tsp of parley

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Procedure:

Boil the chicken wings into a pot with 6 cups of water.

Add salt and chicken cube in it.

Take out the chicken after 20 minutes.

Mix all the ingredients for the sauce. Coat the chicken individually with the sauce.

Arrange them in a baking dish

Bake it for 20 minutes in 350 degrees oven.

I love experimenting in the kitchen and this one of them. I used to just fry the chicken but since we are avoiding fried food, this is my solution. The photo above was taken when I first made this dish. They liked it so much that they requested for it again after a couple of days.

This time, I eliminated the cheese from the sauce and sprinkled some sesame seeds on top. Scallion is great for garnishing any dish, it freshens it up.

When I cook, it's either a hit or a miss but I guess my eaters are already a fan coz they seem to like just about anything. They are very honest too, when they don't like the dish, they don't sugar coat it, they tell you right there and then lol.

Friday, March 13, 2015

I talked to Mama a week ago and I am feeling homesick. Whenever I am feeling that way, I turn to food that reminds me of home, remind me of my family. Squash is one vegetable that is very affordable from where I grew up. My Mother used to cook this for us when we were kids with crabs or other seafood and it was always a hit. Having said that, I bought an acorn squash from the store a couple of days ago so I can cook it the way Mama used to.

I only picked the smallest one because I wasn't sure if my lovelies would eat it with me. Since I don't have crabs, I used the frozen tilapia I have to cook with it. Below is the recipe:

Ingredients:

Small size of acorn or any kind of squash

1 medium sized tomatoes, sliced

a small size of ginger root

1 piece of lemon grass

1/2 onion

1 can of coconut milk

5 frozen tilapia fillets

salt and pepper to taste

a dash of cumin

scallion

1 teaspoon of crushed chili peper

Procedure:

Cut the squash in half. Using a spoon, scoop out the seeds and other soft tissue of the squash. Peel the skin and slice them up into desired sizes,. I usually slice it 1/2 thick.

Open the can of coconut milk and pour it in the pan.

Add the onion, tomatoes, ginger, lemon grass, salt and pepper.

Let the coconut boil then add the tilapia. Let it cook for about 7 minutes then remove the tilapia from the pan so that when you put the squash, the fish won't break into pieces.

Cook the squash until it is tender, usually about 15 minutes or so depending on how thik you cut the them.

You can serve it with steamed rice. put some of the juice from the pan on top of the tilapia when you do the plating.

Sprinkle the scallions on top.

My kids love just about any kind of fish and this is the first time I cook it that way and glad that they liked it. They are not sure about the squash as this is the first time I cook it with coconut milk. I usually sautee the squash with some sardines and they like it that way.

When I cook with fish, I always make sure to add ginger or lemon juice to somehow eliminate the fishy taste and it works great. It also add another level of the flavor to the dish.

The lemon grass is just something that I love to use when cooking with coconut milk. It is so good especially when you cook chicken. The smell is just special. BY the way, our rice looks greenish because I flavored it with pandan.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The beans is one of the most nutritious food that you can eat that is high in protein. According to the US Dry Bean Council, beans are naturally low in fat, are free of saturated fat and trans-fat, and are a cholesterol-free source of protein compared to meat-based proteins. Research shows that a diet including beans may reduce your risk of heart disease. Because of its natural source of antioxidants and phytochemicals, beans can reduce the risks of certain cancers, according to research. You can read more about health benefits of beans here.

Anyway, I sawe thi 15 bean soup pack at the store and thought of trying it since I love beans. Recipe below by Hurst's Hambeens.

Ingredients

20 oz 15 bean soup

1/2 to 1lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed

1/2 to 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced (I did not add this to mine)

1/2 cup onion, diced

1/2 cup celery, diced

1/2 cup carrots, diced

1-2 cloves of garlic

2 tbsp butter

Procedure:

Rinse the beans and put it in a large pot, cover with 8 cups of water. Allow beans to soak overnight. Drain the water after soaking the beans.

Add 8 cups of fresh water.

Bring beans to a boilm reduce heat, and simmer covered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

After simmering the beans, in a large skillet, melt butter. Saute the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, and chicken over medium heat for ten minutes.

After beans have simmered, add sauteed ingredients, sliced sausage and contents of seasoning packet to the beans.

Cover and simmer for another 30 minutes or until beans are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

I am telling you, it is delicious.

We ate it with the scones that my daughter made. After I ate, I was ready to take a nap lol.

I also baked some Reese's Peanut Butter and Chocolate rolls. I love this kind of soup especially during winter season. It can really warms you up. I am going to try the beef flavored one next time since my husband has been hinting for me to make another pot of this delicious soup!

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

I never thought I would like Kale. I should have tried it when I first came here but never really enticed to do so since I wasn't familiar with it. I read some raves about how Kale is like a super food so I thought of trying it. LO and behold, I love it now and is a regular greens in my kitchen. I love putting it in soup, in noodles, and just about anything where I use spinach in a dish.

This one here, I tried to incorporate it in making the rigatoni. Below is a simple recipe of what I made.

Ingredients:

1 lb Italian Sausage

1 pack Rigatoni noodles

1 medium size onion (chopped)

1 large tomato sliced

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 cup of shredded cheese (optional)

Procedure:

Boil the rigatoni according to direction from the box

Brown the Italian sausage into a skillet.

Add the onion, tomatoes, and kale. Sprinkle salt and mix it all together.

When everything is cooked, add the rigatoni and sprinkle some pepper and the cheese.

Monday, March 9, 2015

When I met my husband, he wasn't fond of drinking water. He lived on drinking sweet teat everyday. Me on the other hand, I live on drinking water everyday. I occasionally drink soda but that's very seldom. I tried to influence my kid to drink water just like me but since their Dad does't like drinking water, it kind of turn their interest away from drinking it. So I talked to my husband to change his drinking habit, to slowly replace the sweet tea with water and he did. It helped him a lot in losing weight too. So now, my kids are starting to love water since all of us drinks it regularly now.

Anyway, last year, Nestle had a rewards program by point system on drinking water. When you buy their water, you can find codes in it and you can submit it to Nestle. I did that and was able to accumulate points to redeem this soccer ball.

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